Word: excellencies
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Speaking before the College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, Buck stressed his concern for future freedom "to experiment and to excel," while Harris dismembered the economics purportedly supporting Commission assurances that private schools will successfully withstand vast Federal financing of public institutions...
...Commission typically underemphasized in its enthusiasm for quantity. The Report in many places, he added, "is inconsistent and inaccurate." It nevertheless serves as a "signpost," In minimizing the dangers of "control" from the inevitable Federal aid, Buck stated his fear of influence upon freedom 'to experiment and to excel...
...those who say his theoretical contributions excel the beauty of his music, he replies wistfully: "If I have a choice, I would rather be considered as a composer than as a theorist. As a composer, I may be an artist. As a theorist, I am still a kind of an amateur. But then, I do not know my destiny...
...start the day in the saddle; they also study the anatomy of the horse, the foreign riding styles (especially Italian, French and German), keep fit with fencing, basketball and swimming. But no matter how hard they try, the pupils never excel the teacher...
...Nation, "I suffered no ill effects from reading [Bevin] after lunch instead of with my breakfast. Sobered by this discovery, I began to reflect on the philosophy of 'news.' News coverage in our popular press is based on the principle that every paper every day must excel all its rivals in not 'missing' the latest news available ... The definitions of 'hot news' and 'news value' are largely an Anglo-Saxon convention...